Accessing eResources Off-Campus

Welcome!

"Information Literacy is the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information" (ACRL). These skills lie at the heart of student success, which is highly valued by USM Libraries.

Best used in sequence, the units of instruction provided here for use in the classroom or online, can also be used individually, each including its own exercises, assignments, and quizzes. The generic design will support classes in any discipline, hopefully taking some of the mystery and confusion out of the research process.

This series of instruction will explain how to:

Identify peer-reviewed sources

Critically evaluate sources (websites, magazines, journals, and more)

Avoid plagiarism or copyright infringement

Find supporting facts, figures, and statistics

Easily locate, obtain, and use peer-reviewed articles and books

Cite sources using APA and MLA citation styles

Use RefWorks citation manager and other citation tools

Make optimal use of Interlibrary Loan

Ideally, librarians are happy to build on top of information provided here with instruction. Please schedule in-class or online instruction by a librarian anytime.

Other institutions are invited to use or adapt the content of this site upon permission.Thanks to all institutions whose work is presented here.

Learning Commons

The Learning Commons was developed through a partnership between USM Libraries and the Division of Student Success. The Learning Commons is not designed as a quiet student space, rather one for active collaborative learning. Students can work with Reference Librarians, tutors, faculty and each other in this dynamic environment.